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Jeremy Hammond

Jeremy Hammond is a gifted young computer programmer facing a decade in
prison. His crime? Leaking information from the private intelligence
firm Strategic Forecasting, information which revealed that Stratfor had
been spying on human rights activists at the behest of corporations and
the U.S. government.

In March 2012 Jeremy was arrested in his Chicago home and charged with violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the same legislation used to prosecute Aaron Swartz. This outdated law, written before the Internet was even created, gives absurdly broad powers to corporations and prosecutors to criminalize an array of online activity and pursue extreme and disproportionate sentences. By contrast, Jeremy's co-defendants in Ireland will not be prosecuted and in the U.K. none will spend more than 16 months in prison.

Jeremy has been denied bail, cut off from his family, and held in solitary confinement? treatment normally reserved for the most egregious offences. He did nothing for personal gain and everything in hopes of making the world a better place. He is facing a maximum sentence of ten years, but the minimum is zero. He has been jailed since March 2012 awaiting trial and now sentencing. It's time for him to come home.

Campaigns

Free Jeremy HammondJeremy Hammond Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison! Show Him Still Has Our Support!

Events

Solidarity With All HacktivistsA demonstration in solidarity with Anonymous Hacker Jeremy Hammond occurred last night (December 3, 2013) at the Metropolitan D...